The Amazon rainforest, spanning eight countries, is a vital ecosystem housing 10% of Earth's species and holding 20% of the ...

Recent research shows that there is considerable overlap in the important corridors for jaguars and key freshwater species, ...

Researchers say their findings highlight just how important tropical rainforests are in our ongoing efforts to address man-made climate change.

When Fredy Yavinape was a young child, he didn’t know the biological concept of an “umbrella species.” These are species that ...

Deep in the murky waters of the Amazon River system, scientists have identified a new fish species with a bold look—and a name to match. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Neotropical Ichthyology, ...

New research reveals "unprecedented" conservation results of community-based management of protected areas in the Amazon—as many face a future in which they may become increasingly degraded due to low ...

There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees grow ...

New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation results of community-based management of protected areas in the Amazon - as many face a future in which they may become increasingly degraded due to ...

Mercury contamination comes mainly from illegal gold mining and forest clearing that wash mercury that naturally occurs in ...

Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest during a brief stop Sunday in the Brazilian city of Manaus, coming as the U.S. is expected to scale back its ...

Manaus, Brazil — Speaking from the Amazon rainforest, President Joe Biden declared Sunday that there’s no going back in America’s “clean energy revolution” even as the incoming Trump administration ...